Golden Flake Ending Production at Its Birmingham Plant - WAKA 8

Golden Flake will be ending production at its factory in Birmingham, after 100 years. That’s according to Utz Quality Foods which merged with Golden Flake in 2016.

Utz says Golden Flake chips and other snacks will be made at other company plants once the Birmingham plant closes early July. About 175 people will lose their jobs, but about 100 others will remain in the Birmingham distribution center which will stay open. Utz says you will likely see no disruptions when you look for Golden Flake products at the grocery store.

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Utz closing Birmingham Golden Flake factory, laying off 175Utz Quality Foods, based in Hanover, Penn., purchased Golden Enterprises, Golden Flake’s parent company, in 2016 for $141 million. Golden Flake was founded in 1923 in the basement of a Hill’s Grocery store in north Birmingham. More: UPDATED with comment from Utz Foods Vice President Kevin Brick: “Notably, the Golden Flake brand remains an important part of Utz’s portfolio, and our product offerings and partnerships under this banner are not changing.'
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